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Kathak Queen Jayanti Mala inaugurates online dance platform 'Kathakworld.c
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] October 21 (ANI/NewsVoir): Kathak Queen Jayanti Mala (daughter of celebrated Kathak maestro Sitara Devi) inaugurates Kathakworld.com, a website dedicated to bringing back the relevance and appeal of the dance to the younger new-age audience through its experienti
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Women inspired by Gandhi Ji's self-reliance pick up 'sui dhaga' to make kh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] Aug 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): Inspired by the Gandhian values of self-reliance, social activist, environmentalist and classical Kathak dancer Arushi Nishank of Uttarakhand supported and trained thousands of rural women in Uttarakhand to take up sui dhaga (needle and th
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Bhumi learns Kathak from her mom during lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): In an attempt to constructively use leisure time during the lockdown, actor Bhumi Pednekar has started learning Kathak from her mother, Sumitra Pednekar, who is a trained dancer of this discipline.
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Madhuri Dixit wishes Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj on his birthday
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Extending her birthday wishes to Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj, actor Madhuri Dixit shared glimpses from the Kathak maestro's performances on her social media.
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Bengaluru cake show impresses visitors with models of Chandrayaan-2, Katha
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 18 (ANI): As Christmas is around the corner, Bengaluru-based Institute of Baking and Cake Art (IBCA) hosted an annual cake show in which its students baked more than 23 cake models including Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow and Chandrayaan-2.
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Odisha: Five-day Konark festival begins with traditional dance performance
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Konark (Odisha) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Five-day long annual Konark Festival, in the backdrop of the Sun Temple and International Sand Art Festival at Chandrabhaga beach, started in Konark on Sunday.
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Prem Chopra, Kathak maestro Birju Maharaj among others felicitated at IFFI
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Nov 28 (ANI): Bollywood stalwart Prem Chopra along with veteran Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj, film composer Ilaiyaraaja, Tamil actor Aravind Swamy and Manju Norah were honoured at the closing ceremony of the 50th International Film Festival of India.
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Mamallapuram: Modi, Xi enjoy Carnatic music, Kathakali at sea-facing Shore
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mamallapuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Oct 11 (ANI): Basking in the rich heritage of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping enjoyed a thrilling cultural performance at the centuries-old Shore Temple with the Bay of Bengal in the backdrop.
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International Dance Day: Abandoning the classical dance forms to jazz thin
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 29 (ANI): Learning hip-hop, street jazz, and salsa, the new-generation Indians are part of a western dance sensation that is captivating the fascination of those who dream with their feet!
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Sushmita Sen posts video learning kathak, leaves internet in awe
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 09 (ANI): Sushmita Sen is known for treating fans with her candid, often beautiful Instagram posts from her life, including those with boyfriend Rohman Shawl. Today, the former Miss Universe took to Instagram to post a video of her learning kathak and social media i
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Google Doodle pays homage to legendary Kathak dancer Sitara Devi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Google today celebrates the 97th birth anniversary of legendary Kathak dancer Sitara Devi with a special Doodle.
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Lalit Arpan Festival brings together theatre and music
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 25 (ANI): For over 37 years, Kathak Guru, Padmashri Shovana Narayan, through her Asavari Society, has been holding Festivals and programmes that focuses on the spread of awareness of India's rich heritage of old classical music and dance tradition, which ensures its
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